The Yorkshire House, Shrewsbury

I haven't visited a rock pub for quite some time, so the novelty factor on this visit was good. I found the young and trendy landlady, plus a handful of locals, very friendly and welcoming. The music was good so stayed slightly longer than expected. Four pumps serving Hobgoblin, Salopian Shropshire Gold, St Austell Proper Job and Old Rosie Cider.

Fortunately I had done my research on this one so it didn’t come as too much of a surprise when entering this fine looking period building. Yes, this is definitely one for those that prefer their gothic Halloween decor all year round. I guess you need to be in the mood for this one and probably on a dark evening when you have your rock head on and want to get sloshed to Led Zep IV this is probably the best pub in the world. But on a damp wet miserable afternoon in Autumn on a crawl of Shrewsburys fine establishments, this certainly wasn’t for me. Probably also not helped that I likewise went for the house Bikers Fuel Pale Ale, which was a big mistake.

A rock music based pub that's quite good despite it not having Sonic Youth or Half Man Half Biscuit stuff around. It does have AC/DC, Iron Maiden and Guns and....zzzzzz

No major changes to report here , only the good news that all four handpulls are now in use , one with Westons Old Rosie Cider , the other three have Robinsons Trooper(suprise suprise in a rock pub)UBU Purity and a decent Wye Valley HPA served by the friendly and attractive barmaid . I have allways enjoyed my visits here even if it is a bit on the strange side .